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Meinhard III | |
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Count of Tyrol | |
Count | 1361–1363 |
Predecessor | Louis |
Successor | Rudolf the Founder |
Born | 9 February 1344 Landshut, Duchy of Bavaria |
Died | 13 January 1363 Tirol Castle, County of Tyrol | (aged 18)
Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
Spouse(s) | Margaret of Austria |
Father | Louis V, Duke of Bavaria |
Mother | Margaret, Countess of Tyrol |
Meinhard III (9 February 1344 – 13 January 1363), a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was duke of Upper Bavaria and count of Tyrol from 1361 until his death. He was the son of Duke Louis V of Bavaria with Countess Margaret of Tyrol and as such also the last descendant of the Tyrolean branch of the House of Gorizia (Meinhardiner dynasty).